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May 18, 2024 · The flat figures in Barrett Browning’s 1851 poem “Casa Guidi Windows”: “I heard last night a little child go singing ’neath Casa Guidi windows” begins her account of the political...
6 days ago · Antoni Gaudi, Catalan architect, whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous color and texture, and organic unity. Much of his career was occupied with the construction of the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), which was unfinished at his death in 1926.
2 days ago · Several of Gaudí's works have been granted World Heritage status by UNESCO: in 1984 the Park Güell, the Palau Güell and the Casa Milà; and in 2005 the Nativity façade, the crypt and the apse of the Sagrada Família, the Casa Vicens and the Casa Batlló in Barcelona, together with the crypt of the Colònia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló.
5 days ago · d ivano of Elizabeth Barrett Browning in Casa Guidi, Florence. The sculptor Antonio Canov a immortalized a similar Empire-style divan as well as its owner, Paolina Bonaparte, the Princess Borghese, in his masterful portrait sculpture showing Paolina as Venus. Napoleon’s favorite sister loved to show off her beauty, so she had no problem ...
6 days ago · Casa Milà. Nicknamed ‘La Pedrera’ (‘stone quarry’ in Catalan) by the locals due to its rough-hewn exterior, Casa Milà was Gaudí’s last residence. Decidedly modern with the inimitable Gaudí flair, this striking industrial-era building is worthy of its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Visitors can climb through the building to the ...
1 day ago · Florence ( / ˈflɒrəns / FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ⓘ) [a] is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area. [4] Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest ...
1 day ago · As of 2023, Italy has 59 listed sites, making it the state party with the most World Heritage Sites, just above China (57). [3] [4] The first site in Italy, the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, was listed at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Cairo and Luxor, Egypt, in 1979. [5]
